Senior Software Engineer

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 20,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.

It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Engineering team, organized by product groups, is responsible for the architecture, design, development and operations of all systems and applications supporting Five Below’s Retail footprint. Accordingly, we have Merchandising and Inventory Management, Planning and Allocation Accounts Payables and Corporate Finance, Stores and Omni, Logistics, BI and Data Platform, Ecommerce Engineering and Tools.

Five below systems and applications supporting business functions are a combination of enterprise solutions and custom software built to create a seamless experience for our customers, driven by data assets and Infrastructure at its epicenter.

Digital engineering organization is responsible for creating world class customer experience through the ecommerce website, mobile app and multiple marketplaces for the Five Below customers.

The Senior Software Engineer, {Quality Assurance, Digital}, will split their responsibilities between creating and executing a testing strategy across digital and leading a high performing onshore and offshore team to ensure we meet the needs of our business while staying in budget and developing the roadmap for our future platform.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and direction to a global QA team (6–10 engineers) focused on test automation, regression testing, and release readiness
• Implement and evangelize best-in-class test automation frameworks (UI, API, backend, performance, mobile, mobile web)
• Mentor engineers across development and QA, fostering a culture of high standards, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Partner with product managers, developers, DevOps, and UX teams to ensure high-quality delivery
• Define, monitor, and improve automation coverage, defect rates, and release quality KPIs
• Oversee global QA resource planning, task allocation, and coordination across time zones
• Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines, versioning strategies, and test data management
• Identify opportunities for tech debt reduction, test efficiency, and tooling upgrades
• Develop code, scripts, and designs per business requirements when needed.
• Participate in Agile rituals –daily standups, iteration planning, story huddles, retrospectives, creation of burn up chart’s inceptions, document technical work in technical stories using JIRA board, and estimate (using agile points/story sizing techniques) the work effort required to complete those stories.
• Collaborate with product and system teams to ensure thorough test coverage and identify areas for process enhancement.
• Analyze and report on test outcomes, including results, challenges, and risks, even when reviewing others' work.
• Collaborate closely with the operations team to conduct root cause analysis on intricate challenges, ensuring a thorough understanding and resolution.
• Assesses and analyses release components for input to release scheduling and ensuring proper change control is documented and followed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in QA and Test automation as part of a high-performance engineering team in e-commerce.
• Strong backend development experience (e.g., Node.js, Java, Python) and frontend experience (React, Next.js preferred)
• Proven experience leading teams, including QA engineers across multiple geographies (onshore, nearshore, offshore)
• Deep understanding of test automation strategies and frameworks such as Selenium, REST Assured, etc.
• Experience with Commerce Tools, Shopify, or other headless commerce platforms
• Hands-on experience with Next.js for building performant, SEO-optimized applications
• Familiarity with performance and load testing tools (e.g., k6, JMeter)
• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana
• Experience managing or integrating outsourced QA teams and vendors
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and distributed team collaboration
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to work across time zones and functions
• Experience with Agile, Continuous Integration, TDD, Continuous Delivery, Pairing, Automated Testing
• Good prioritization, negotiation, and communication skills
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud
• Retail / Ecommerce experience is a must.
• Highest level of personal integrity, and the ability to professionally manage confidential matters and exude the appropriate level of judgment and maturity.
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
• Must be able to support on and offshore teams.
• Dedication and commitment to top-quality service and to meeting customer expectations.

Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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